Project Grant T2639454

This federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants program (CFDA 93.732) provides $1,260,000 to George Mason University to implement the Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program. The 4-year initiative aims to: 1) Expand the expertise of paraprofessional peer recovery specialists, 2) Integrate peer recovery specialists into interprofessional teams to deliver comprehensive support across...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $745,579 Project Grant under the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative (CFDA 16.842) to Family & Children's Service (FCS), a nonprofit organization in Nashville, Tennessee. The purpose of this 3-year award is to implement the Opioid Affected Youth Program, which will provide coordinated mental health services, case management, and other supports for children and families impacted by opioid...

Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth of Indiana, Inc. was awarded $739,322 under the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative program of the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The three-year project grant will support the development and implementation of coordinated prevention, intervention, and family support strategies for approximately 150 youth in foster care and their kinship families impacted by opioids and other...

This Project Grant award of $896,785 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) supports the Hancock County, Mississippi Family Treatment Court to enhance services and improve equitable outcomes for families affected by substance use disorders. The key enhancements include: Expanding peer recovery support services by adding a certified peer support specialist to provide 40 hours per week of recovery services....

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $741,975 Project Grant under the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative (CFDA 16.842) to SRI International to implement the "Supporting Kinship Care to Improve Outcomes for Opioid-Affected Youth" project. This three-year project aims to enhance engagement, behavioral, and academic outcomes for opioid-affected youth in Lincoln and Nicholas Counties, West Virginia by providing training...

The Judiciary Courts of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through its Administrative Office of the Courts, received a $796,608 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The funding will support the implementation of a Family Recovery Court (FRC) program in Madison County, Kentucky, to provide comprehensive, trauma-informed, and family-focused...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (CFDA 93.279 - Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs) provides $193,752 to Boston Medical Center Corporation to implement and evaluate a video-coaching intervention called THRIVE to promote positive parenting behaviors among mothers with opioid use disorder (OUD). The goal is to test the effectiveness of this intervention in improving parenting and reducing child behavior problems for preschool-aged children, as well as...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,775,386.95, 5-year Project Grant (H79SP084100) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Westcare Ohio Inc., d/b/a East End Community Services, for the "Families Are Essential for Prevention (FEP)" program. FEP will serve children ages 3-11 and their families in Dayton, Ohio through education and evidence-based activities...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded The Washington University a 3-year, $2,337,729 Project Grant under the Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to study the impact of prenatal opioid exposure on placental and fetal brain development. The project, titled "The Opioid in Pregnancy: Imaging of Oxygenation, Inflammation, and Development in Brain & Placenta" (OPIOID BPP), aims to define the longitudinal effects of prenatal opioid exposure on...

The Judiciary Courts of the Commonwealth of Kentucky will receive $760,454 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to open a new Family Treatment Court in the 28th Judicial Circuit in Kentucky. The Family Recovery Program will provide comprehensive, trauma-informed, and family-focused solutions to treat parental substance use disorder,...